Incline Railway
E231814
Incline Railway is a historic funicular railway in Chattanooga, Tennessee, known for its steep ascent up Lookout Mountain and its popularity as a scenic tourist attraction.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Incline Railway canonical | 2 |
| Lookout Mountain Incline Railway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2078600 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Incline Railway Context triple: [Chattanooga, hasLandmark, Incline Railway]
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A.
Sierra Railway of California
The Sierra Railway of California is a historic short-line railroad famed for serving the Gold Country region and for its frequent use as a filming location in Western movies and television shows.
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B.
Powell-Mason cable car line
The Powell-Mason cable car line is one of San Francisco’s historic cable car routes, carrying passengers between the bustling waterfront and the hilltop neighborhoods, including Nob Hill.
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C.
Sandia Peak Tramway
Sandia Peak Tramway is one of the world’s longest aerial tramways, carrying passengers from the edge of Albuquerque up the steep western face of the Sandia Mountains for panoramic views of central New Mexico.
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D.
Aerial Tram
The Aerial Tram is a cable-driven urban transit system in Portland, Oregon, that carries passengers between the South Waterfront district and Oregon Health & Science University on Marquam Hill.
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E.
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park is a California state park and historic railroad facility preserving vintage trains, a roundhouse, and film-famous locomotives from the Sierra Railway.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Incline Railway Target entity description: Incline Railway is a historic funicular railway in Chattanooga, Tennessee, known for its steep ascent up Lookout Mountain and its popularity as a scenic tourist attraction.
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A.
Sierra Railway of California
The Sierra Railway of California is a historic short-line railroad famed for serving the Gold Country region and for its frequent use as a filming location in Western movies and television shows.
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B.
Powell-Mason cable car line
The Powell-Mason cable car line is one of San Francisco’s historic cable car routes, carrying passengers between the bustling waterfront and the hilltop neighborhoods, including Nob Hill.
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C.
Sandia Peak Tramway
Sandia Peak Tramway is one of the world’s longest aerial tramways, carrying passengers from the edge of Albuquerque up the steep western face of the Sandia Mountains for panoramic views of central New Mexico.
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D.
Aerial Tram
The Aerial Tram is a cable-driven urban transit system in Portland, Oregon, that carries passengers between the South Waterfront district and Oregon Health & Science University on Marquam Hill.
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E.
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park is a California state park and historic railroad facility preserving vintage trains, a roundhouse, and film-famous locomotives from the Sierra Railway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
funicular railway
ⓘ
historic transportation system ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| city | Chattanooga ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fareSystem | ticketed entry ⓘ |
| hasAttractionType | mountain railway ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
enclosed passenger cars
ⓘ
overhead cables ⓘ panoramic windows ⓘ steep track alignment ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction |
Civil War sites on Lookout Mountain
ⓘ
Lookout Mountain ⓘ
surface form:
Point Park on Lookout Mountain
|
| hasNumberOfStations | 2 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| hasPassengerFacility |
lower station depot building
ⓘ
upper station observation area ⓘ |
| hasRouteEnd | Lookout Mountain upper station ⓘ |
| hasRouteStart | St. Elmo neighborhood, Chattanooga ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Tennessee River
ⓘ
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
surface form:
downtown Chattanooga
|
| heritageStatus | historic landmark (local significance) ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Lookout Mountain attractions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
scenic views of Chattanooga
ⓘ
tourist rides up Lookout Mountain ⓘ very steep gradient ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Hamilton County, Tennessee ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Lookout Mountain ⓘ |
| offersService | passenger transport ⓘ |
| operatedFor | sightseeing ⓘ |
| operatesOn | inclined plane ⓘ |
| primaryUse | tourism ⓘ |
| railwayType | funicular ⓘ |
| safetySystem |
cable braking system
ⓘ
emergency brakes ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
tourism brochures about Chattanooga
ⓘ
travel guides to Tennessee ⓘ |
| touristCategory |
heritage railway
ⓘ
scenic railway ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
cable-driven system
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counterbalanced cars ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Incline Railway Description of subject: Incline Railway is a historic funicular railway in Chattanooga, Tennessee, known for its steep ascent up Lookout Mountain and its popularity as a scenic tourist attraction.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lookout Mountain Incline Railway